You Are Invited: Best Night of the Year!
Early in the New Year, PBC always puts on an AWARDS BANQUET to celebrate the past cycling year. Thursday, February 1, 2024, is BANQUET night, and we hope you will come. Even if you are new to the club, it’s the perfect opportunity to meet more people, see members in street attire instead of helmets and Lycra, and acknowledge the wonderful people in the club who have worked so hard to make it what it is.
What to wear? Whatever you want! Dress up, dress down, just come.
The evening starts with a no-host bar, and members tend to wander around greeting old friends, meeting non-riding partners and new members. Usually, there are photographs of the past year to help with some fun reminiscing. ✎
The meal will be served dinner style (not buffet) again this year. The Monarch Hotel, near Clackamas Town Center, really does a great job and treats us well.
As diners finish their meals, the festivities begin. You have been seeing pleas for award nominations in your Quick Releases. In the weeks prior to the banquet, the awards committee (consisting of previous Jim Mooney Member of the Year recipients) will meet, mull over your nominations, choose the winners, and then awards will be ordered.
Awards are given out to deserving members, showcasing individuals and all they have done for PBC. The evening is respectful, fun, and a true celebration of the good people we know and love.
There are raffle prizes given out as a reward for lucky winners.
A few members also come up with silly awards or special appreciation awards that aren’t on the official awards list but are important all the same. The “Old Fart” award is still making the rounds, and there is usually a funny speech as that gets passed along. Feel free to honor someone you think is deserving. We encourage you to use your imagination to invent a creative award for some infamous and unsuspecting club member – can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Members who earned club pins for riding 500-or-more club miles or mugs for riding 2000-or-more club miles can pick those up at the banquet.
It is a very 
fun evening and the talk of the membership afterwards. Don’t miss out!
Yes, members will have to help pay for their dinner. The club will be subsidizing the meal to make it more affordable.
Looking forward to seeing you all on February 1!
Ann Morrow, Vice President